apple pie on a rustic table surrounded by apples

Apple Pie Jam

 

Print
5 from 6 votes
Apple Pie Jam is a low-sugar or low-honey cooked jam made with Pomona’s Universal Pectin. Pomona’s Universal Pectin contains no sugar or preservatives and jells reliably with low amounts of any sweetener.

Notes

Option: Feel free to use whatever spice mix you would normally use to make apple pie. Spices should not exceed 1 teaspoon.
If you leave out all of the spices, you will have plain Apple Jam, delicious in its own right.
Servings 5 cups

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 pound of apples 9 to 12 medium apples
  • ¼ cup up to ½ cup water
  • 4 cups of cooked apple sauce (from ingredients above)
  • 2 tsp calcium water see step #1
  • ¼ cup lemon juice bottled
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ground allspice
  • ½ cup up to 1 cup honey or ¾ cup up to 2 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Pomona’s Pectin mixed with sweetener

Instructions

  • Before you begin, prepare calcium water.
    To do this, combine ½ teaspoon calcium powder (in the small packet in your box of Pomona’s pectin) with ½ cup water in a small, clear jar with a lid. Shake well.
    Extra calcium water should be stored in the refrigerator for future use.
  • Wash jars, lids, and bands. Place jars in canner, fill canner 2/3 full with water, bring to a boil. Turn off heat, cover, and keep jars in hot canner water until ready to use. Place lids in water in a small sauce pan; cover and heat to a low boil. Turn off heat and keep lids in hot water until ready to use.
  • Peel core, and chop apples and put in a sauce pan with the water. Bring to a simmer and simmer covered, stirring and mashing occasionally, until you have chunky or smooth apple sauce. Remove from heat and measure out 4 cups of apple sauce.
  • Put measured amount of apple sauce into sauce pan.
  • Add calcium water, lemon juice, and spices, and mix well.
  • Measure sugar or room temperature honey into a bowl. Thoroughly mix pectin powder into sweetener. Set aside.
  • Bring fruit mixture to a full boil. Add pectin-sweetener mixture, stirring vigorously for 1 to 2 minutes to dissolve the pectin while the jam comes back up to a boil. Once the jam returns to a full boil, remove it from the heat.
  • Fill hot jars to ¼” of top. Wipe rims clean. Screw on 2-piece lids. Put filled jars in boiling water to cover. Boil 10 minutes (add 1 minute more for every 1,000 ft. above sea level). Remove from water. Let jars cool. Check seals; lids should be sucked down. Eat within 1 year. Lasts 3 weeks once opened.

Share this:

41 Responses

  1. Rebecca Walton
    | Reply

    Could I use a quality store bought Apple Sauce for this recipie?

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      You can, as long as it does not have any added sugar.

  2. Linda
    | Reply

    I need help. I am looking at the above recipe(Apple Pie Jam) but, I would like to increase the spice mix from 1 tsp. to 2 tsp. Would this still work or would I have to make adjustments???? If so, what would I have to do. Thank You

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      Yes, you can certainly increase the spices to 2 tsp. We believe that you will want to increase the lemon juice to 1/3 cup to accommodate the additional spice.

  3. Marsha
    | Reply

    Who needs apple pie when you can have this jam anytime? It’s so good!

  4. Stefanie Tarita
    | Reply

    Would it be possible to use crab apples for this recipe?

    Thanks!

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      Yes, you sure can!

  5. Lilly
    | Reply

    Hi,

    I just wanted to ask:
    I use 5lbs of apples to make apple cider. The left over Apple mash is what I use for apple jam/butter (I just cook it all the way down and use an immersion blender). Would it be ok to use this Apple mash instead of the apple sauce you have in your recipe?
    Also, why should spices not exceed 1 teaspoon?

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      Hello Lilly,

      What all in included in your apple mash?

      • Lilly
        | Reply

        To make my apple cider, I only use 1 1/2 cups of water and that’s it (plus the 5lbs of apples). Then I just heat it up on the stove, wait until it’s all soft and tender, and mash them up – then strain it. So I’m left with the Apple mash. Would that be ok to use instead of the applesauce? It would probably be more cooked down than regular apple sauce.

        • Shelby Collings
          | Reply

          Wonderful! Yes, that should be just fine to use in place of the applesauce.

          Happy jamming!

  6. Pamela Thompson
    | Reply

    Can I add a small amount of minced walnuts?

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      Hello Pamela,

      We would not recommend adding walnuts to this recipe.

  7. Caitlin Bruneski
    | Reply

    Can I use frozen apple slices to make this? I have a bunch in my freezer that need to be processed.

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      Yes! They just need to be thawed before using them.

  8. Kathryn
    | Reply

    I love, love, love Pomona Pectin! I want to make apple pie jam, as chunky as possible. If I use apples large diced, what would be the number of cups of diced apples per recipe? I wouldn’t necessarily need to use a liquid because the apples will sweat enough with 1/4 cup sugar added to start them to cook. Then of course they will release more as they cook. But maybe I need water or cider? Thank you!

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      Hello Kathryn,

      Thank you!!! 🍎🍏
      We would recommend using 4 cups of small diced apples and 1/2 cup water or cider so that the jam has enough liquid/juice.

  9. Elizabeth Allen
    | Reply

    May I substitute the sugar for monk fruit sweetener instead?

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      You sure can!

  10. Monica Strohhaecker
    | Reply

    could I use 1/4 cup white sugar (to mix the pectin in) and 3/4 cup brown sugar in this recipe?

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      Absolutely!

      • Monica Strohhaecker
        | Reply

        Fantastic. Thank for the reply!

  11. Christine
    | Reply

    How many 8oz jars does this fill? Thank you!

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      About 5

  12. Carla
    | Reply

    I *REALLY* don’t like applesauce – it’s a texture thing. But, I love a chunky jam. Can I sub in apple cider, instead of apple sauce? Would it need a ratio change? Or would I be better off just adding a firm textured apple variety (diced, of course) to an apple jelly?

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      Hello Carla,

      You sure can! We do recommend that the apple cider be unsweetened. You will also need to increase the pectin by 2 teaspoon to accommodate for the liquid increase.

  13. Talya
    | Reply

    Can maple be used instead of honey? Also can a tsp of vanilla extract be added, too? Thanks!

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      It sure can! It is a direct replacement for honey (as is agave). Yes, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extra would be just fine.

      • Machelle Dodds
        | Reply

        I’m just reading your reply that honey, maple, and agave can be used interchangeably. This makes me happy!! Is this also true for coconut sugar? Also, I have seen in extension websites where they talk about being able to use honey in lieu of sugar for canning,, but I have been unable to determine if the acidity is affected by using maple, agave, coconut sugar, or my go to allulose…would I need to add lemon juice when using these other sweeteners? Thank you so much!!

        • Shelby Collings
          | Reply

          Machelle,

          Isn’t that wonderful! No, lemon juice would not need to be added based on those changes. For coconut sugar, you will use the conversion on the package for sugar.

          Happy jamming 😊

  14. Lori Patton
    | Reply

    Cherry-Apple Pie Jam variation (delicious!):

    We started with this apple pie jam recipe to use up some past-their-prime gala apples, but once peeled and chopped fairly small we had not quite 1.5 pounds of apple pieces, so we added 1.5 pounds of pitted and halved sweet cherries that were also getting old in the fridge. The apple bits and cherry halves were simmered on the stove for quite a while (it seemed), until the apple was tender enough to make a coarse sauce when we moved it to a glass bowl and immersion blended it. We had maybe 1 cup of extra unsweetened fruit sauce that we put in the fridge (which we later mixed with a cup of soaked dried cherries and used as a luscious cheesecake topping!), and then proceeded to follow the rest of the recipe for spicing, etc., to make the jam.

    We estimate this amended recipe came out to 16 calories per Tablespoon of jam, and my sister and I are jealously guarding each precious jar for our own use. It’s just that good!

    • Lori Patton
      | Reply

      Forgot to say, as always we used the minimum amount of sugar, 3/4 cup, which was plenty sweet for us. Thanks for the wonderful pectin product and for all these lovely recipes.

  15. Amy Ataya
    | Reply

    I have a ton of apples and want to make Apple Jam with Allulose sweetener. Will this work? Can I replace the sugar with Allulose. Type 1 Diabetic here.

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      Hello Amy,

      You sure can! You will just want to find the conversion chart on your allulose for the conversion.

      Happy jamming!

  16. Linda
    | Reply

    What size jars?

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      Hello Linda,

      You will use with 4oz or 8oz jars. Happy jamming!

      • Britnay
        | Reply

        Oh I was just wondering if I could use 4oz jars. Thanks!!

        • Shelby Collings
          | Reply

          You sure can!

  17. Jan
    | Reply

    I’ve been using honey crisp and pink lady. Rocks.

  18. Debra Gray
    | Reply

    What type of apples do you recommend?

    • Shelby Collings
      | Reply

      We have used pink ladies and granny smith most often!

Leave a Reply to Linda Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating